Short-fused populist, breathing fire at Bush
WaPo: Evelyn Nieves: ‘Over and over on the campaign trail, [Dean] tells audiences that he is a fiscal conservative who believes balanced budgets serve the cause of social justice.’ [→ READ ]
“His being called a liberal is one of the great white lies of the campaign,” said Tom Salmon, a fellow Democrat and governor of Vermont for two terms during the Nixon-Ford era. “He’s a rock-solid fiscal conservative,” Salmon said, “and a liberal on key social issues.” …
“I think it’s pathetic that I’m considered the left-wing liberal,” Dean said. “It shows just how far to the right this country has lurched.” …
[To the California Teachers Association:] “I taught eighth-grade social studies for three months,” he said, “so I can personally say that I am the only person running for the presidency of the United States that knows what it’s like to stand up without being able to go to the bathroom for five hours.” …
After 15 minutes, Dean told the audience he was going to wrap it up.
“Awwww” pulsed through the ballroom.
“That’s the first time I’ve seen that,” said Wayne Johnson, who was the union’s president until the end of June. “No one in all the years I’ve been with this organization, no speaker, has ever had that kind of reaction.”
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